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Hi All, I want to get opinions from cat owners on this. I have a 6 year old very active, almost kitten like cat. She has been my best friend over the years and we have lived in relatively spacious places (in NYC) with othe roommates and have never had a conflict. She has always had freedom of being in the common space in my previous apartments. I recently moved into a 4 bedroom apartment with one other cat owner and two others. We all signed the lease for a year a month and a half ago. The cat owner's cat is the same age but a lot less social and more lethargic. I did not foresee this going into the situation but the cat owner herself is a very aggressive person who I have reason to believe may have a personality disorder. She very inappropriately flipped out at me and asked if I keep my cat in my 9 x 8 room.
I felt like this was very unethical and decided to try to have a mediation with her and come up with other solutions but it has become clear to me that this is an impossible battle.I have been keeping her mostly in my room for the past month. I work a 9-5 and let her go in the common space to play with her only when I am able to keep my full attention on her (the roommate does not want her in her room, but also refuses to close her door). However since I am studying for grad school etc. and feel uncomfortable around roommate I don't go in the common space often. My cat seems to have adjusted to the change ok. At first I was exremely uneasy about keeping her in the room, but now that I have seen that she is doing ok (her personality hasn't changed. Shes happy, playful and still spoons with me every night) I feel a bit better. She even has stopped trying to run out of the room when I open the door.
My brother is one of my roommates and his room is directly next to mine. There is a hallway that leads to our rooms. I plan on putting up an accordian door in the hallway so that she can hang out in my room, my brothers room (both 9 X 8ft) and a small length of the hallway (about 5 feet by 3 feet). When I am at work or can not watch her in the common space.
It seems it would have to be this way for a year. So far she seems to be doing ok, and when I add the divider she will get the doube the space (however it i a lot less space than she is used to). I have her litter box, food, scratching pads and toys in my room. Also two windows for her to perch and look out of. Does this seem like it would be ok for my cat until I move?
Thanks!
I felt like this was very unethical and decided to try to have a mediation with her and come up with other solutions but it has become clear to me that this is an impossible battle.I have been keeping her mostly in my room for the past month. I work a 9-5 and let her go in the common space to play with her only when I am able to keep my full attention on her (the roommate does not want her in her room, but also refuses to close her door). However since I am studying for grad school etc. and feel uncomfortable around roommate I don't go in the common space often. My cat seems to have adjusted to the change ok. At first I was exremely uneasy about keeping her in the room, but now that I have seen that she is doing ok (her personality hasn't changed. Shes happy, playful and still spoons with me every night) I feel a bit better. She even has stopped trying to run out of the room when I open the door.
My brother is one of my roommates and his room is directly next to mine. There is a hallway that leads to our rooms. I plan on putting up an accordian door in the hallway so that she can hang out in my room, my brothers room (both 9 X 8ft) and a small length of the hallway (about 5 feet by 3 feet). When I am at work or can not watch her in the common space.
It seems it would have to be this way for a year. So far she seems to be doing ok, and when I add the divider she will get the doube the space (however it i a lot less space than she is used to). I have her litter box, food, scratching pads and toys in my room. Also two windows for her to perch and look out of. Does this seem like it would be ok for my cat until I move?
Thanks!